Trump Surprises BLM Leader With Thank-You Phone Call

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The former president expressed gratitude for the controversial, attention-getting endorsement of Mark Fisher, a Black Lives Matter activist in two states.

Mark Fisher, whose recent endorsement of former President Donald Trump is making waves, says he recently answered a phone call from a number he didn’t recognize–and was taken aback when he heard the caller announce: “This is Donald Trump.”

During a brief call on Nov. 28, the former president thanked Mr. Fisher for his support and asked whether he was getting backlash for it.

“I told him that I create my own narrative, so that doesn’t bother me,” Mr. Fisher told The Epoch Times on Nov. 29 shortly after President Trump mentioned the conversation in a post on Truth Social.

Mr. Fisher’s endorsement was considered a surprise, largely because he is a supporter of Black Lives Matter (BLM)—a group that has had a contentious relationship with President Trump.

President Trump denounced some BLM tactics following racial justice and police brutality protests that turned violent and destructive in 2020; in turn, BLM has demanded that he be barred from holding future office and permanently banned from “all digital media platforms.”

Mr. Fisher helped start Rhode Island’s BLM group and founded BLM Inc., a Maryland group that is unaffiliated with any other BLM movement, its website says.

But politics makes strange bedfellows, and Mr. Fisher and President Trump have found common ground.

He praised the former president for supporting black colleges and universities, black entrepreneurs, and black nonviolent offenders.

Mr. Fisher said he also appreciates President Trump’s frankness.

Although his chat with President Trump lasted only about four minutes, that quality was evident throughout the conversation, he said.

“I told him how humbled I was that he called, that he took time out of his schedule,” Mr. Fisher said.

Mr. Fisher told The Epoch Times that he was in disbelief and momentarily thought he was listening to a recorded statement after he answered the call at about 1 p.m. on Nov. 28.

But then he recognized President Trump’s voice. “He told me, ‘Mark, you’re the biggest story on the planet!'”

By Janice Hisle

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